I Speak for You is a collection of poems that gives voices to the unspoken words of the many young girls and women who are unable or unwilling to speak for themselves, due to their experiences or limitations. These poems travel from early life experiences into adulthood as a way of processing who you are and who you were born to be.

This book was written to give a voice to mothers who feel like their only job is to be a good mother to their children and to help heal the mothers psychological childhood wounds. This collection of poems uses some common phrases and feelings that mothers sometimes hold on to. These poems speak to the child within the mother and to the mothers children, to help them both process feelings of hurt, pain, strength, endurance, and perseverance. SACRIFICING I FOR YOU means more than giving of yourself. It also means giving you the things you did not get growing up, that you are now able to provide...